On the morning of September 29, rescuers were alerted to intervene for the extraction of a deceased person who had been in the Cave Surprizelor in Criuleni District for an extended period. The call to the 112 Service was received at 08:08 AM. To recover the body, four rescue teams intervened from the Regional Search …
Gypsum needles (sometimes called filamentous crystals or selenite needles) are fragile formations found in sulfate and carbonate caves. Unlike common stalactites, their growth is not governed by gravity, but by the laws of capillary pressure. Growth Mechanism The main feature of gypsum needles is that they grow from the base rather than the tip. The …
Location. The cave is located in the Eastern European region, at the point where the borders of three states meet: Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania. One of the borders—the Moldovan-Ukrainian border—passes directly above the cave, dividing it into two parts: the northwestern Ukrainian part and the southeastern Moldovan part. The cave labyrinth extends from the entrance …
In the mass media, three dates for the discovery of the cave are encountered: 1959, 1969, 1977. This is due to the following. In 1946, in the area of Criva village, in the north of the former Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (hereafter MSSR), following geological exploration, a gypsum deposit was discovered, which was close to …
Cave Rudi is located in the Dondushan region in the vicinity of the village of Rudi, on the right bank of the Dniester river. The entrance to the cave is located on the open slope of the ravine 20 m above its swampy bottom.
The cave is located near the village of Lazo, Orhei district, on the left bank of the Reut River, on Mount Mygly, which is a remnant. The entrance to the cave is located at a height of 40 m above the water level and opens towards the rive
“Surprizelor” Cave was discovered by Chisinau Speleologists on May 26, 1985. As a result of one of the dozens of trips across Moldova, the second largest cave in Moldova was discovered. A great (and well-deserved!) success, as now the club was provided with a close (an hour drive from the city) and a very interesting …